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In an exclusive interview, senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of executing widespread 'vote chori' across several states, claiming that the opposition has gathered evidence and is presenting it directly to citizens under Rahul Gandhi's leadership. Commenting on Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks regarding voter roll deletions, Tagore rejected allegations about illegal voters, stating, 'Every Muslim or every Christian can't be a ghuspaithiya.' He asserted that the deletion of 13 crore voters was aimed at hurting the INDIA bloc after a tight contest in the 2024 elections. He argued that public outrage over price rise and economic missteps forced the ruling party onto the streets, prompting what he described as targeted communal rhetoric. Tagore affirmed that the entire opposition alliance stands united to defend democratic norms.

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Member of Parliament, and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad defended the ruling party's decision to counter the opposition's vote theft allegations on the streets, accusing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of building a false narrative and humiliating constitutional bodies. Speaking on India Today, Prasad stated that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is a constitutional requirement under the Representation of the People Act, aimed at removing duplicate and deceased voters while ensuring genuine electors are included with valid documents. Rejecting demands to return to paper ballots, he argued that technology has curtailed historical voting malpractices such as booth capturing. Prasad also challenged the Congress leadership to resign from state governments if they consider election processes compromised, asserting that the opposition is resorting to confrontation and disrespecting institutional processes after repeated electoral defeats across states.

Actor Shah Rukh Khan marked his birthday by continuing his tradition of greeting fans from the balcony of his Mumbai residence, Mannat. The superstar made an appearance before the crowd of admirers assembled outside his house, waving and blowing kisses to celebrate the occasion alongside his fans.

A proposed 3,000 megawatt pumped storage hydropower project in Karjat taluka of Maharashtra's Raigad district has sparked intense local opposition and environmental concerns. The Sai Dongar-1 project, developed by Torrent Power at an estimated cost of 13,500 crore rupees, entails diverting 233 hectares of forest land and felling 32,490 trees. While local villagers are protesting over the destruction of forests, loss of grazing land, and severe threats to their livelihoods, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has defended the project as an initiative for cleaner energy integration, announcing compensatory plans to plant 90,000 trees.